food waste

Last week Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and Maine’s Chellie Pingree introduced legislation they say will ensure Americans don’t throw out perfectly good food.  They said the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act, will reduce food waste by standardizing date labels on food products.   Recent studies ha...

Estimates says 40% of the food in the United States will end up wasted, bound for a landfill.  In response the Trump Administration says it will focus on food waste reduction throughout the month of April.  Representative Dan Newhouse says it’s a worthwhile effort that he welcomes.   The Ce...

The USDA is recognizing April as "Winning on Reducing Food Waste" month.   "This is a big deal, first of all, because there is so much of it. I think most people are shocked when they hear that loss and food-loss in waste accounts for over one-third of our available food supply," said USDA's Elise Golan.  Sh...

Ag Secretary Sonny Purdue is shining the spotlight on one private organization's efforts to combat food waste.   "What Patrick Bultema and Food Maven are trying to do are recovering some of the food, and obviously commercially selling it at a discount to other providers, but then also donating to food banks and other anti-hunger teams 30% of their supply." ...

There are many groups, businesses and individuals working to reduce the estimated 30%-40% of food that’s wasted here in the United States.  But, what has to be done for major progress to be made nationally?   “It has to be a unified a unified effort with everyone doing their own piece, but how do you build a team spirit over the overall issue?”   In an effor...

A group of lawmakers will seek opportunities to reduce food waste by U.S. consumers. The bipartisan House food Waste Caucus will look for ways to promote food waste reduction across the food supply chain. Announced by Representatives Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine, and Iowa Republican David Young, the group is expected to “shine a spotlight” on Department of Agriculture research indicating

The American Farm Bureau and other organizations are encouraging farmers and consumers to reduce food waste through a new initiative, the “No Taste for Waste” campaign.  April Clayton with the Chelan/Douglas County Farm Bureau says the effort tries to connect consumer with farmers who use sustainable practices intended to reduce food waste from the farm to the table.  Clayton said t...

A food industry executive notes some of the numbers associated with the amount of food lost in the US, and possible economic impacts.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

According to the EPA the largest single component of landfills is discarded food, and one government report says that one-third of all foodstuffs is wasted in the U.S. according to a story by The Guardian.   The London paper interviewed approximately 30 farmers, processors, shippers and more to understand the scope of why so much food is wasted.  ...